词汇 | duke |
释义 | duke (verb) duke 2 ENTRIES FOUND: duke (noun) duke (verb) 1 duke /ˈduːk/ Brit /ˈdjuːk/ noun plural dukes 1 duke /ˈduːk/ Brit /ˈdjuːk/ noun plural dukes Learner's definition of DUKE 1 [count] : a man of very high rank in the British nobility公爵(美国高等贵族) 2 [count] : the ruler of an independent area of land especially in some parts of Europe in the past(古代欧洲部分地区小公国的)君主 — compare duchess; see also archduke 3 dukes [plural] US slang, old-fashioned : fists or hands拳头;手 Put up your dukes and fight, you coward!挥起你的拳头打呀,你这个胆小鬼! 2 duke /ˈduːk/ Brit /ˈdjuːk/ verb dukes; duked; duking 2 duke /ˈduːk/ Brit /ˈdjuːk/ verb dukes; duked; duking Learner's definition of DUKE duke it out US, informal : to fight with your fists用拳头打斗 A couple of drunks were duking it out.两个醉鬼扭打成一团。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 Scientists duked it out [=argued] over the causes of global warming.科学家就全球变暖的原因争论不休。 Airlines are duking it out [=competing] for customers by lowering airfares.各家航空公司通过降低票价吸引乘客。 |
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